Inherited from Old Czech zúti, from Proto-Slavic *jьzuti (“to take off (footwear)”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *áutei, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ew-. Cognate with Latin exuere.
zout pf (imperfective zouvat)
| Infinitive | zout, zouti | Active adjective | zuvší |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verbal noun | — | Passive adjective | — |
| Present forms | indicative | imperative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| 1st person | zuji, zuju (coll.) |
zujeme | — | zujme |
| 2nd person | zuješ | zujete | zuj | zujte |
| 3rd person | zuje | zují, zujou (coll.) |
— | — |
| Participles | Past participles | Passive participles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| masculine animate | zul | zuli | zut | zuti |
| masculine inanimate | zuly | zuty | ||
| feminine | zula | zuta | ||
| neuter | zulo | zula | zuto | zuta |
| Transgressives | present | past |
|---|---|---|
| masculine singular | — | zuv |
| feminine + neuter singular | — | zuvši |
| plural | — | zuvše |
From Middle Dutch sout, from Old Dutch *salt. The noun is from Proto-Germanic *saltą, the adjective from *saltaz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls. Compare German Salz, West Frisian sâlt, English salt, Danish salt.
zout n (plural zouten, diminutive zoutje n)
zout (comparative zouter, superlative zoutst)
| Declension of zout | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | zout | |||
| inflected | zoute | |||
| comparative | zouter | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | zout | zouter | het zoutst het zoutste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | zoute | zoutere | zoutste |
| n. sing. | zout | zouter | zoutste | |
| plural | zoute | zoutere | zoutste | |
| definite | zoute | zoutere | zoutste | |
| partitive | zouts | zouters | — | |
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
zout